Invertebrates
"Invertebrates" 2nd edition presents a modern survey of the 34 animal phyla (plus the Protista) and serves as both a college course text and a reference on invertebrate biology. It is organized around the themes of bauplans (body plans) and evolution (phylogenetics).
Lehrbuch
XIX, 936 Seiten : zahlreiche Illustrationen ; 29 cm
9780878930975, 0878930973
249475118
INTRODUCTION - CLASSIFICATION, SYSTEMATICS, PHYLOGENY - ANIMAL ARCHITECTURE AND THE BAUPLAN CONCEPT - ANIMAL DEVELOPMENT, LIFE HISTORIES, AND ORIGINS - THE PROTISTA - PHYLUM PORIFERA: THE SPONGES - FOUR PHYLA OF UNCERTAIN AFFINITY - PHYLUM CNIDARIA - PHYLUM CTENOPHORA: THE COMB JELLIES - PHYLUM PLATYHELMINTHES - PHYLUM NEMERTEA: THE RIBBON WORMS - BLASTOCOELOMATES AND OTHER PHYLA - PHYLUM ANNELIDA: THE SEGMENTED WORMS - SIPUNCULA AND ECHIURA - THE EMERGENCE OF THE ARTHROPODS: ONYCHOPHORANS, TARDIGRADES, AND THE ARTHROPOD BAUPLAN - PHYLUM ARTHROPODA: THE CRUSTACEA - PHYLUM ARTHROPODA: THE HEXAPODA (INSECTS AND THEIR KIN) - PHYLUM ARTHROPODA: THE MYRIAPODA (CENTIPEDES AND THEIR KIN) - PHYLUM ARTHROPODA: THE CHELICERATES (SPIDERS AND THEIR KIN) - PHYLUM MOLLUSCA - THE LOPHOPHORATE PHYLA - PHYLUM ECHINODERMATA - OTHER DEUTEROSTOMES: CHAETOGNATHA, HEMICHORDATA, CHORDATA - PERSPECTIVES ON INVERTEBRATE PHYLOGENY
Previous edition: 1990